President the UN Economic and Social Council Ambassador Oh Joon, President of the UN General Assembly Mr. Lykketoft, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honor to be at the UN with you today as members and representatives of the United Nations, NGO’s and business communities. You have all done so much and are
Mr. Jeffrey Brez, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Madame Moderator, It is a pleasure to be with you all today to discuss the cross-cutting themes of gender equality and happiness. We are at an early stage in the new science of happiness and life satisfaction, but implications of research on public policy are enormous and that is
Mr. Secretary General, Madame Phumzile, Excellencies, Distinguished panelists, Thank you, Mr. Secretary General, for championing this platform, and for your commitment to women’s empowerment and gender equality. And thank you, Madame Phumzile, for your steadfast support in defending the rights of women and girls everywhere. Let me begin by offering my thanks for the opportunity
Excellencies, Ladies and gentleman, Let me begin by extending my deepest gratitude to everyone joining in today’s dialogue. The presence of the women decision-makers gathered here today underlines the importance of gender equality and women’s empowerment in achieving our shared goal of sustainable development. As we work towards implementing the 2030 Agenda, it is
Thank you Mr. President. I would like to begin by congratulating you on your presidency of the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. I wish you and the all the members of this bureau great success. Mr. President, The selection of “Women’s Empowerment and its Link to Sustainable Development” as the
Mr. President of the General Assembly, Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka, Excellencies, Distinguished panelists, Madame Moderator, Thank you, Mr. President, for championing this platform, and for your commitment to women’s empowerment and gender equality. And thank you, Phumzile, for your steadfast support in defending the rights of women and girls everywhere. Let me begin by offering my thanks
Thank you, Madame President for holding this timely debate, and we thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. In order to provide more focused remarks, I will confine the UAE’s comments to the Middle East region, where there is a profound perception that the United Nations is failing to implement its primary purposes as defined in
Mr. Chairman, I would like to state at the outset that the UAE delegation aligns itself with the statement given by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. I would further like to thank the Secretary-General for his important initiative, and welcome the adoption of the resolution that takes note of the Secretary-General Plan of Action to
Mr. President, Excellencies, Mr. President, let me express my delegation’s deep thanks for your stewardship of the WSIS+10 review, and for the support of the Secretary-General throughout the process. Today’s high-level meeting is a clear affirmation of the important role of the United Nations in our collective global efforts to achieve the WSIS vision. Mr.
